Can Diet Prevent Alzheimer’s? Dissecting the MIND Diet
By
Deborah Kan
| June 3rd, 2023
Could the MIND diet — a healthy diet heavy on vegetables and whole grains and moderate on fish, poultry and wine — prevent your…
An Acupuncture Expert on Traditional Chinese Medicine and Dementia Risk
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Genevieve Glass
| May 26th, 2023
Mounting research indicates that as many as 40 percent of dementia cases may be preventable with lifestyle intervention. Accordingly, lifestyle factors like a healthy diet…
Can You Predict Cognitive Decline? That’s the Goal of New Brain Aging Scoring System
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Simon Spichak, MSc
| May 25th, 2023
Everyone knows someone that looks substantially younger than their actual age. Take actor Keanu Reeves, for example. Some might say he looks about as…
Can You Take an Alzheimer’s Test Online?
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Alexandra Marvar
| May 23rd, 2023
Today, more than 55 million people are living with Alzheimer’s disease globally. In the U.S., one in 10 people over the age of 65,…
What Does Omega-3 Fish Oil Do for Dementia Risk?
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Simon Spichak, MSc
| May 11th, 2023
Study after study links eating more fish to better brain health — and to lower risk of developing dementia. That’s because fish — in…
Can Anxiety Cause Alzheimer’s Disease?
By
Katy Koop
| April 27th, 2023
Sure, your run-of-the-mill, every day stress and worry may be associated with dementia. But just as depression bears a well-known link to dementia, including…
What’s the Link Between Diabetes, Loosing Teeth, and Cognitive Decline?
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Katy Koop
| April 26th, 2023
Studies show that people living with diabetes have a higher risk of developing cognitive decline or dementia during their lifetimes. In fact, the link…
94% of Dementia Caregivers Are Sleep-Deprived. What Can You Do About It?
By
Hanna Nelson
| April 13th, 2023
Without good sleep, getting through the day is a challenge — especially in stressful times. Beyond the day-to-day, unrestful sleep is linked to hypertension,…
Does Neuriva Plus Work? A Settled Lawsuit Bars Its Makers From Claiming It Does
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Simon Spichak, MSc
| April 3rd, 2023
Would you take a supplement — for example, brain health supplement Neuriva Plus — that claims to boosts your brain function? After all, Mayim…
Do Serine Supplements Work? Study Says ‘Exercise Caution’
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Simon Spichak, MSc
| March 30th, 2023
The appeal of brain boosting pills is obvious: a simple solution that supports cognitive function, making you sharper, improving your memory. This sort of…
The Brain Fog of Climate Trauma: a Wildfire’s Longterm Cognitive Effects
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Jyoti Mishra, U.C. San Diego
| March 3rd, 2023
Psychological trauma from extreme weather and climate events, such as wildfires, can have long-term impacts on survivors’ brains and cognitive functioning, especially how they…
Study: After a Stroke, a Healthy Diet May Help Clear Cognitive Fog
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Mylea Charvat
| March 2nd, 2023
Studying the link between diets and brain health, or diet and dementia risk, is notoriously tricky. So far, there’s no definitive evidence that these…
Can You Prevent Dementia? This Study Says Yes—With Exercise and Diet
By
Mylea Charvat
| February 27th, 2023
A ground-breaking 2015 study showed that some cases of dementia are preventable with the right exercise and diet. We sat down with the study’s…
Can 10,000 Steps a Day Keep Alzheimer’s Away? The Science of Exercise
By
Mylea Charvat
| February 21st, 2023
Because there is no cure for Alzheimer’s and 99 percent of Alzheimer’s drugs in drug trials fail, those at risk for Alzheimer’s — for…
Forget Brain Games—To Protect Cognitive Health, Try These Two Activities
By
Emily Woodruff
| February 14th, 2023
Can you train your brain to perform more efficiently? If you’re learning another language or studying how to read music, yes, according to science….